Author: Carol McKinley
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6,000 federal workers based in Lakewood face choice even as judge temporarily blocks Trump’s buyout offer
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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s buyout offer, giving federal employees, including some 6,000 in Lakewood, a momentary reprieve from deciding whether to accept or refuse . The ruling came hours before the midnight deadline to apply for the deferred resignation program. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. in Boston directed…
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Fresh off of serving prison time, veteran Fort Carson soldier hopes for immigration reprieve
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As agents from multiple federal agencies conducted immigration raids in Denver and Aurora on Wednesday morning, a decorated soldier sat in a holding cell in the Aurora ICE Detention Center praying for a miracle. Jose Barco, 39, served his country and then he served his time. He was a member of the U.S. Army’s 2nd…
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Missy Woods, former Colorado forensic scientist at center of DNA scandal, appears in court
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The former top Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist who is at the center of a major DNA scandal appeared remotely from her jail for her first court proceeding in Jefferson County this morning. Yvonne “Missy” Woods had turned herself into Jefferson County authorities on Wednesday. She was booked into jail on a 102-count felony…
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Murder charges filed in fatal stabbing on 16th Street Mall
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The Denver District Attorney on Friday filed first-degree murder charges against the 24-year-old man accused of stabbing four people at the 16th Street Mall last weekend, killing two. Elijah Caudill is now facing two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault and four violent crime sentence enhancers. He has…
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After 39 years, Lone Tree cold case comes full circle for former Douglas County sheriff
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As he was dying that day in November 1985, Roger Dean tore what would become a critical clue in his own murder from his killer’s head — an orange ski mask dotted with DNA evidence. It would take decades, though, and steady advancements in DNA science before investigators were able to solve a case that had…
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Denver’s first female district attorney says leaving office will be ‘bittersweet’
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Denver District Attorney Beth McCann’s office was in mid-pack last week so The Denver Gazette interviewed her in the 2nd Judicial District’s conference room in its cushy new offices in Republic Plaza in downtown Denver. In the interview, she discussed criminal justice, her once-contentious relationship with the Denver Police Department and her love for climbing…
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Another small town Colorado police force disbanded
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A week after the town of Morrison dissolved its police force, Georgetown’s mountain police department is also disbanding. The Clear Creek County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved an intergovernmental agreement for the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement to Georgetown to fill the gap. The sheriff’s office has agreed to patrol for 18 hours…
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Charges stack up for former Littleton funeral director
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A Littleton funeral director who allegedly scammed dozens of Colorado families as they grieved a loved one is facing three new abuse-of-corpse charges, in addition to multiple theft counts. Miles Harford, 34, the former owner of Apollo Funeral and Cremation Services, faces 11 counts in all for incidents which happened over a nearly five-year period…
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Boulder police consider establishing annex in northern area to combat crime
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The city of Boulder and Boulder police are considering establishing an annex in the northern part of town, which would increase law enforcement presence in the area. At a Nov. 7 City Council meeting, city leaders acknowledged the urgency of controlling the crime in north Boulder. The effort for increased police presence is being made…
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Charges dropped for 2 officers in Christian Glass case
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A judge on Monday granted a motion to drop failure to intervene charges against two Division of Gaming officers who were among those on scene the night Christian Glass was shot and killed. Glass, 22, called 911 for help just before midnight on June 10, 2022, after his SUV got stuck on a rock near…